Benefits Reporting PGMP Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6application · medium

   A program manager is reviewing the benefits register and notices that a benefit's status is 'Not Started' even though the program has been running for six months. The benefit owner is new and has not yet provided any metrics. What should the program manager do?

   • ALeave the status as 'Not Started' and report it as is.
   • BWork with the benefit owner to define the baseline metrics and update the register with a realistic status.
   • CChange the status to 'In Progress' because the program has been running for six months.
   • DRemove the benefit from the register because it has not started.
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2. 7foundation · easy

   During a program status review, the program manager records that a planned benefit has been partially achieved, with actual savings of $500,000 against a target of $1 million. What is the program manager capturing?

   • ABenefit owner performance
   • BActual achievement and variance
   • CProgram risk status
   • DStakeholder satisfaction
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4. 8application · medium

   A program's benefits register shows that a benefit is 'On Track' with a metric of '80% complete'. However, the program manager discovers that the benefit owner has been using an outdated baseline for the metric. The correct baseline shows the benefit is only '60% complete'. What should the program manager do?

   • AWait for the next formal review to update the register to avoid confusion.
   • BUpdate the register with the correct baseline and recalculate the status to reflect the accurate completion percentage.
   • CChange the benefit's status to 'At Risk' without updating the metric.
   • DKeep the current status because the benefit owner is responsible for the metric's accuracy.
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5. 9foundation · easy

   During a program review, the program manager updates the benefits register to reflect that a benefit's target metric has been achieved ahead of schedule. Which element of the benefits register is being updated?

   • ABenefit metrics
   • BBenefit status
   • CBenefit cost
   • DBenefit owner
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6. 10foundation · easy

   A program manager is recording program progress against planned benefits. What should be captured to support accurate reporting?

   • ATeam member performance ratings
   • BOnly the final benefit realization
   • CActual achievements and variances
   • DStakeholder communication preferences
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